Truck trailer conveyor systems from Power-Pack Conveyor reduce loading and unloading cycle times for palletized loads to under a minute, according to the Ohio-based firm. This automated system is made ...

The Heico Companies has acquired Dutch firm Ancra Systems B.V. with plans to bring the company’s automatic truck loading/unloading system to North American markets. Ancra Systems is based in Boxtel, ...

As e-commerce volumes surge and labor challenges persist, logistics giants like FedEx are turning to automation to streamline one of the most grueling tasks in the supply chain: loading and unloading ...

Slip Robotics SlipBot autonomous loading robots increase truck loading & unloading speeds at Valeo warehouse in Seymour, Indiana. (Photo: Business Wire) Valeo transformed its trailer loading / ...

The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs. Loading and unloading a truck is backbreaking, mind-numbing work that retailers and parcel carriers have tried to solve for years. Workers may ...

Somewhere along the way, ProMat turned into a robotics show. It’s no surprise, of course. Logistics and automation go hand in hand these days. In the decade since Amazon absorbed Kiva, same- and ...

As FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. beef up automation to keep pace with surging e-commerce and a potential threat from Amazon.com Inc., they’ve been stumped at a crucial stage: loading and ...